if the seats are not available for the US because of airbags, and you switch to those seats anyway; it may trip the airbag light.

i'm only saying this, because the same happened for the MINIs with their John Cooper Works seats, which were available in Europe but not in the US because of the lack of airbag. If you do switch to those seats or any other seats, the airbag light goes on because of the lack of the airbag/sensor in the seats.

Do you think any of these parts will be made available to the 1 series hatch?
Obviously those that don't fit the hatch body won't be available but I really like the carbon fibre mirror caps, seats, interior trim and the steering wheel of course...

"But don't be surprised if you completely forget about your passengers when driving this car. You will be mesmerised by the feel of the fat, well-weighted steering wheel in your hands, the sound from the specially tuned exhaust, and the in-gear acceleration that will have you grinning like a loon...."TopCar magazine (SA)

Do you think any of these parts will be made available to the 1 series hatch?
Obviously those that don't fit the hatch body won't be available but I really like the carbon fibre mirror caps, seats, interior trim and the steering wheel of course...

The brochure lists the model availability for each part. It uses the internal BMW code designation E8x. I don't know the 1er codes, but you should be able to find it in the brochure.

ok heres my short summary so that you have a quick overview what parts will be aviable in Germany from march on (if you want to know if something is aviable for your car, just look at the catalogue at the point "Verfügbarkeit")

This guys already has some of the BMW Performance parts for the 3-series online. This stuff is going to be expensive!!! He has the strut bar for $740 and the wheels for $3000. http://stores.ebay.com/UnitedBMWRoswell

This guys already has some of the BMW Performance parts for the 3-series online. This stuff is going to be expensive!!! He has the strut bar for $740 and the wheels for $3000. http://stores.ebay.com/UnitedBMWRoswell